Jordan Hamilton knows the rap against him — he’s uncoachable, arrogant, and tough to deal with.

But if there is one thing the guard from Texas would like everyone to know about who he really is, it’s this:

“I just want them to know that sometimes I might come off as having an attitude, it’s something I’ve really been working on with myself, but I just want to win every single game,” Hamilton said today during a news conference to introduced the Nuggets’ newest players. “I’ve run into guys that have said ‘you’re one of the most competitive guys I’ve ever come across.’ And I just take it as a compliment.”

Hamilton says none of that will be a problem going forward. He was formally introduced to the media along with fellow draft picks Kenneth Faried and Chukwudiebere Madaubum at the Pepsi Center. Each said he was excited to be a Nugget and insisted they will do whatever they need to make coach George Karl, and the organization, happy.

“I’m ready to do whatever the coaches ask me to do,” said Faried, the Nuggets highest draft pick, who the team selected 22nd in last week’s NBA draft. “It’s like I’m returning back to the scene of the crime. I ended my college career here, and now I’m starting my NBA career here.”

While Faried again explained why he’s a deft rebounder — he is the NCAA modern era career rebounding leader (1,673 rebounds) — Hamilton insisted he’s a player who could play either shooting guard or small forward spots.

Meanwhile, Madaubum, who likely will not play for the Nuggets this season while he continues to develop, talked about the long journey he’s taken from his native Nigera to here in Denver.

“Just had to work hard, kept working,” he said. “It’s not easy in Africa. Basketball doesn’t really grow back home. We’re still trying to make it grow.”

Chris Dempsey arrived at The Denver Post in Dec. 2003 after seven years at the Boulder Daily Camera, where he primarily covered the University of Colorado football and men's basketball teams. A University of Colorado-Boulder alumnus, Dempsey covers the Nuggets and also chips in on college sports.

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